Ní féidir ach ceisteanna agus freagraí a foilsíodh tar éis Iúil 2012 a amharc anseo. Is féidir amharc de réir téarma nó dátaí ar leith ó Mhárta 2016 ar aghaidh do Ranna Rialtais. Foilsítear freagraí scríofa de réir mar a fhaightear iad ó Ranna. Chun ceisteanna parlaiminte a foilsíodh roimh Iúil 2012 a fheiceáil, cuardaigh Díospóireachtaí na Dála.
Ceisteanna agus freagraí le haghaidh gach suí
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Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Mental Health Services
Holly Cairns
613. Deputy Holly Cairns asked the Minister for Health the budgetary allocations to CAMHS psychology in CHO4 for each of the years 2020, 2021, 2022 and 2023. [22773/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Health and Safety
Bernard Durkan
614. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide more resources towards inspections of vaping products entering the country and add to the 40 inspection checks for vaping products set out in the HSE's National Service Plan 2024; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22794/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Health and Safety
Bernard Durkan
615. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on plans to increase the number of test purchase inspections for vapes, as set out in the Public Health (Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products) Act 2023, from the planned number of 340 set by the HSE (to cover both vapes and cigarettes); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22795/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Care Services
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
616. Deputy Pádraig Mac Lochlainn asked the Minister for Health if the HSE can provide a post-operative bed for a person in County Donegal (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22812/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Health Services
Róisín Shortall
617. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health if he has received the advice from the Office of the Attorney General in relation to the extension of the free contraception scheme to 16-year-olds; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22831/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Abortion Services
Róisín Shortall
618. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health the status of the options paper developed by his Department in response to the report of the Oireachtas Health Committee on the Independent Review of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22832/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Cancer Services
Róisín Shortall
619. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to provide a breakdown of the total number of BowelScreen invitations issued, by county, in each of the years from 2021 to 2024, in tabular form; the corresponding number of people, per county, who returned a completed FIT test in these same years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22834/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Cancer Services
Róisín Shortall
620. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to confirm the total number of eligible men and women who are not on the existing BowelScreen register or list which is informed by information supplied by the Department of Social Protection; to outline efforts to target this group with a view to encouraging greater uptake in the screening programme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22835/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Cancer Services
Róisín Shortall
621. Deputy Róisín Shortall asked the Minister for Health to provide details of the overall numbers of people aged 59 to 69 who are eligible for participation in the BowelScreen programme and who, as of the end of April 2024, have not been issued with a FIT test in the last two years; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22836/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Dental Services
Michael Creed
622. Deputy Michael Creed asked the Minister for Health the current state of the school dental service; if he is aware that in certain circumstances the service is only providing access for emergency cases; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22837/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
General Practitioner Services
Paul Kehoe
623. Deputy Paul Kehoe asked the Minister for Health the appropriate pathway for a GP to make a referral for surgery (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22840/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Health Strategies
Duncan Smith
624. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Health the amount of annual development funding specifically allocated to the National Cancer Strategy in each Government budget in each of the years since 2017, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22844/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Disability Services
Kathleen Funchion
625. Deputy Kathleen Funchion asked the Minister for Health the reason for the lack of services in the south east, particularly for adults trying to access a diagnosis of adult ADHD and required services. [22856/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Health Services
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
626. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health the timeline for the approval of an increase in optometrists' fees given the lack of increase in fees over 20 years (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22859/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Health Strategies
Marc Ó Cathasaigh
627. Deputy Marc Ó Cathasaigh asked the Minister for Health when a national programme for public eyecare for children over eight years of age will be approved to ensure equity of access to eyecare for all children of the State, as committed to in the programme for Government; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22860/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Primary Care Centres
Joan Collins
628. Deputy Joan Collins asked the Minister for Health the progress made on delivering a primary care centre (details supplied); and the date for the report's findings to be announced. [22861/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Departmental Data
Michael Fitzmaurice
629. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of Guillain-Barré syndrome cases in Ireland from 2018 to 2023, inclusive, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22872/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Healthcare Policy
Michael Fitzmaurice
630. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if Ireland is planning to introduce a vaccine injury fund similar to other countries in the EU; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22873/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Medicinal Products
Jim O'Callaghan
631. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the delays relating to the importation of mefenamic acid; the impact this delay has on women who suffer severe period pain without its availability; if steps will be taken to remove the delay and-or ensure the drug is manufactured in Ireland and-or imported from an EU country; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22874/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Hospital Staff
Catherine Murphy
632. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE consultant ENT surgeons and WTE ENT registrars at the Mater hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [22896/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Hospital Procedures
Catherine Murphy
633. Deputy Catherine Murphy asked the Minister for Health the number of paediatric ophthalmology procedures, by type, ]carried out in either CHI Temple Street or CHI Crumlin in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [22897/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Public Sector Pay
Seán Canney
634. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health the steps being taken to address the disparity in pay and conditions between section 38 and section 39 workers; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22907/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Hospital Staff
Pearse Doherty
635. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health for an update on the appointment of dermatology consultants at Letterkenny University Hospital and Sligo University Hospital; the stage the recruitment process is at; the timeframe for when consultants are to be in place if they are not already; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22914/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Health Strategies
Jim O'Callaghan
636. Deputy Jim O'Callaghan asked the Minister for Health the reason the Pathfinder programme based at Tallaght hospital has been wound down; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22917/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Hospital Staff
Pauline Tully
637. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the number of WTE senior house officers in orthopaedics based at Monaghan General Hospital in the years 2022, 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [22940/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Ambulance Service
Pauline Tully
638. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the full-year cost of providing three additional critical care ambulances on a 24-7 basis in each HSE region. [22941/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Emergency Departments
Pauline Tully
639. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the number of children who presented at the accident and emergency department of Cavan General Hospital in 2023 and to date in 2024, in tabular form. [22942/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Hospital Procedures
Pauline Tully
640. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health to identify the specialist vascular surgery treatments that are not provided within the State and for which patients are sent to the UK or elsewhere abroad; and the actions being taken to provide these surgeries within the State. [22943/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
General Practitioner Services
Pauline Tully
641. Deputy Pauline Tully asked the Minister for Health the percentage of the number of GPs within Cavan-Monaghan who are registered with the type 2 diabetes cycle of care. [22944/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Pharmacy Services
Robert Troy
642. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health if he can share the submission Ireland made to the EU Commission in relation to the proposed new EU pharmaceutical legislation. [22962/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Hospital Appointments Status
Paul McAuliffe
643. Deputy Paul McAuliffe asked the Minister for Health to provide an update on a hip operation for a person (details supplied). [22965/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Home Help Service
Claire Kerrane
644. Deputy Claire Kerrane asked the Minister for Health the number of people in Roscommon and Galway on waiting lists for home care; the average wait time; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22974/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Medical Cards
Pearse Doherty
645. Deputy Pearse Doherty asked the Minister for Health when a medical card application will be processed for a person (details supplied) in County Donegal who has cancer; if any further documentation is required to process the application; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22993/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Medical Aids and Appliances
Robert Troy
646. Deputy Robert Troy asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 564 of 14 May 2024, to outline any financial assistance available to patients dependant on oxygen tanks, especially towards the purchase of the cylinders of oxygen. [23001/24]
Máirt, 21 Beal 2024
written
Mental Health Services
Danny Healy-Rae
647. Deputy Danny Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health for an update on a matter (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [23009/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Departmental Schemes
Seán Canney
244. Deputy Seán Canney asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that the fees paid to optometrists providing eyecare under the HSE adult eyecare schemes are inadequate, do no not reflect the cost of providing a modern eye examination and have not been increased in more than 20 years; if he is further aware that the Department of Health has made submissions for funding to his Department and is awaiting approval; the steps being taken to address this matter; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22293/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Home Help Service
Michael Fitzmaurice
245. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the waiting list for home support for each month in 2024, in each CHO and LHO; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22151/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Home Help Service
Michael Fitzmaurice
246. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the average waiting time in CHO 2 for those approved for home support and waiting for services to commence; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22152/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Home Help Service
Michael Fitzmaurice
247. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health the number of people in CHO 2 currently waiting for home support for longer than three months; the number of people waiting for longer than six, longer than 12 and longer than 24 months; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22153/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Hospital Services
Brendan Howlin
248. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health his plans to ensure Wexford General Hospital has access to consultant neurology services; the reason Wexford General Hospital is the only model 3 hospital in the south east without outreach neurology clinics; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22161/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Healthcare Policy
Brendan Howlin
249. Deputy Brendan Howlin asked the Minister for Health if in the determination of health service provision, levels of social deprivation are taken into account by the HSE and his Department; the level of specific extra funding made available to areas with vulnerable populations above the national average; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22163/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
General Practitioner Services
Mark Ward
250. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health if a GP will be employed in the primary care centre on the Boot Road, Clondalkin; when this will be in place; when they will take on new patients; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22167/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Health Service Executive
Brendan Griffin
251. Deputy Brendan Griffin asked the Minister for Health what will happen with current HSE buildings in County Kerry (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22169/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Medical Qualifications
Mark Ward
252. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health to explain the rationale behind CORU’s recommendation that observers sit in on psychotherapy sessions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22171/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
General Practitioner Services
Michael Fitzmaurice
253. Deputy Michael Fitzmaurice asked the Minister for Health if a locum GP will be put in place at a health centre (details supplied) to cover a departure; what plans are in place for this; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22175/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Health Services
John McGuinness
254. Deputy John McGuinness asked the Minister for Health if section 39 funding will be put in place immediately for a project (details supplied) as the project is under considerable financial pressure.; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22180/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Mental Health Services
Mairéad Farrell
255. Deputy Mairéad Farrell asked the Minister for Health if there are any plans to close the Galway training centre in Merlin Park hospital or to reduce its hours or functions; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22186/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Tobacco Control Measures
John Paul Phelan
256. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if the detailed results of the public consultation on Further Regulation of Tobacco and Nicotine Inhaling Products, which his Department conducted from 25 November 2023 to 5 December 2024, will be published in full before proposals for new legislation on raising the legal age for smoking are brought to the Government. [22192/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Tobacco Control Measures
John Paul Phelan
257. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if a detailed regulatory impact assessment will be prepared and published at the same time as the general scheme of proposed new legislation on raising the legal age for smoking. [22193/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Tobacco Control Measures
John Paul Phelan
258. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he has consulted with retailers on the workability of raising the legal age for smoking, particularly given that differing age limits could apply to the purchase of alcohol and tobacco products; and if this matter will be assessed thoroughly in the regulatory impact assessment on the legislation proposing a change in the age for smoking. [22194/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Tobacco Control Measures
John Paul Phelan
259. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if the current legislative provision for test-purchasing of tobacco by persons under the current age limit would be extended to allow 18-, 19- and 20-year-olds to be used for test-purchasing if the legal age for smoking is raised to 21. [22195/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Tobacco Control Measures
John Paul Phelan
260. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health if he has consulted with the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission on the civil liberty and equality implications of his proposal to remove the right to smoke, which currently extends to all adults from over 190,000 Irish adults on the basis of age. [22196/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Healthcare Policy
John Paul Phelan
261. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health the plans he has to address alcohol consumption by children, noting that the Irish Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children (HBSC) Study 2022 found 31% of children have consumed alcohol, compared with 9% of children who have smoked cigarettes. [22197/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Medical Cards
Louise O'Reilly
262. Deputy Louise O'Reilly asked the Minister for Health if he will update the medical card to cover weekly lymph drainage massage for persons with lymphoedema; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22202/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Health Services
Brendan Smith
263. Deputy Brendan Smith asked the Minister for Health if he will consider a request for improved services (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22203/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Public Sector Pensions
Michael Healy-Rae
264. Deputy Michael Healy-Rae asked the Minister for Health his views on a matter in relation to the annual pension allowance declaration form (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22207/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Health Services
John Paul Phelan
265. Deputy John Paul Phelan asked the Minister for Health the reason a service (details supplied) that was suspended during the Covid lockdown has not recommenced; if there is a timeline for reopening the service; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22239/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Medical Cards
Carol Nolan
266. Deputy Carol Nolan asked the Minister for Health the estimated cost to the health service of providing medical cards, including GP visit cards, to international protection applicants from 2019 to date; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22258/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Health Services
Francis Noel Duffy
267. Deputy Francis Noel Duffy asked the Minister for Health if funding will be provided to continue the pathfinder programme in Tallaght and other areas; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22259/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Hospital Equipment
Denis Naughten
268. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when the existing DEXA scanner at Portiuncula University Hospital will be replaced; the number of patients who have had their appointment transferred to another hospital; the interim measures in place and the expected timelines; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22260/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Mental Health Services
Denis Naughten
269. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health when the vacancy for a community nursing position for psychiatry of later life, based at St. Brendan's CNU, Ballinasloe, will be filled; if the post has been advertised; the period of time this position is vacant; the number of patients on the caseload of the previous nurse prior to the post being vacated; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22261/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Ambulance Service
Denis Naughten
270. Deputy Denis Naughten asked the Minister for Health the plans to either relocate or refurbish the existing ambulance station in Roscommon town; if he is aware of the poor structural condition of the existing station; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22262/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Primary Care Services
Mattie McGrath
271. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the length of time the ophthalmologist post is vacant in south Tipperary primary care services; the actions that have been taken to address this vacancy; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22270/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Health Services Waiting Lists
Mattie McGrath
272. Deputy Mattie McGrath asked the Minister for Health the reason no alternative arrangements have been made for the 1,500 or so children waiting on the ophthalmology service, some of whom have been waiting for some time now; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22271/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Medicinal Products
Éamon Ó Cuív
273. Deputy Éamon Ó Cuív asked the Minister for Health whether it is intended to approve a drug (details supplied) for reimbursement by the HSE, given the value of this drug in treating a rare disease is recognised; the stage in the process the consideration of this drug is at; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22277/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Hospital Staff
Paul Donnelly
274. Deputy Paul Donnelly asked the Minister for Health if there is a CNS in dementia in each acute hospital in Ireland; and if he will outline the situation in each hospital, in tabular form. [22282/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Dental Services
Pat Buckley
275. Deputy Pat Buckley asked the Minister for Health the reason a person (details supplied) will have to wait for more than two years to get broken dentures replaced; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22284/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Medical Cards
Bernard Durkan
276. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when a medical card might be provided in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22304/24]
Déar, 16 Beal 2024
written
Health Services
Bernard Durkan
277. Deputy Bernard J. Durkan asked the Minister for Health when a social worker might be appointed to address the needs of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22309/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
written
Disability Services
Mark Ward
104. Deputy Mark Ward asked the Minister for Health for an update on the development of the model of care for ADHD in children and young people by the HSE; the timeline for completion; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21914/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
written
Hospital Charges
Neasa Hourigan
105. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the status of the HSE review of national guidelines for daily car parking rates in acute hospitals; whether a working group has been established; the timelines associated with this review process; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21924/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
written
Tobacco Control Measures
Neasa Hourigan
106. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health his plans for additional legislative reform in regard to nicotine inhaling products and tobacco products; his engagement with colleagues in Northern Ireland further to draft legislation in Stormont relating to a smoke-free generation and youth vaping; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21925/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
written
Cancer Services
Neasa Hourigan
107. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the total number of people who attended a pigmented lesion rapid access clinic nationally; and the number who were offered an appointment within the recommended timeframe, in each quarter from 2016 to 2024, respectively. [21926/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
written
Cancer Services
Neasa Hourigan
108. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the total number of people who received a cancer diagnosis via the pigmented lesion rapid access clinic, in each quarter from 2016 to 2024, respectively. [21927/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
written
Health Services Waiting Lists
Neasa Hourigan
109. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of people who were waiting on a diagnostic scan - MRI, CT, VUS, US - in Ireland, in each quarter from 2016 to 2024, respectively. [21928/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
written
Cancer Services
Neasa Hourigan
110. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide, in tabular form, the number of persons who started chemotherapy, by month, in each of the years 2020 to 2024, respectively. [21929/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
written
Cancer Services
Neasa Hourigan
111. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the number of persons attending chemotherapy within the recommended timeframe, by month, in each of the years 2020 to 2024, respectively. [21930/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
written
Cancer Services
Neasa Hourigan
112. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide the proportion of persons attending chemotherapy within the recommended timeframe, by month, in each of the years 2020 to 2024, respectively. [21931/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
written
Cancer Services
Neasa Hourigan
113. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health the maximum time a person will wait to access a chemotherapy appointment; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21932/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
written
Hospital Waiting Lists
Seán Crowe
114. Deputy Seán Crowe asked the Minister for Health the number of people awaiting on a first outpatient appointment in the Royal Victoria Eye and Ear Hospital; the average waiting time for a first outpatient appointment; and the number waiting more than two years for a first appointment. [21937/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
written
Cancer Services
Eoin Ó Broin
115. Deputy Eoin Ó Broin asked the Minister for Health if consideration will be given to extending the upper age limit for BreastCheck; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21944/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
written
Health Services Staff
Peadar Tóibín
116. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many nurses were employed in the health service in each of the past 15 years. [21945/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
written
Health Services Staff
Peadar Tóibín
117. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many doctors were employed in the health service in each of the past 15 years. [21946/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
written
Health Services Staff
Peadar Tóibín
118. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many dentists were employed in the health service in each of the past 15 years. [21947/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
written
Health Services Staff
Peadar Tóibín
119. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many midwives were employed in the health service in each of the past 15 years. [21948/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
written
Health Services Staff
Peadar Tóibín
120. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many management staff were employed in the health service in each of the past 15 years. [21949/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
written
Health Services Staff
Peadar Tóibín
121. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many psychiatrists were employed in the health service in each of the past 15 years. [21950/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
written
Health Services Staff
Peadar Tóibín
122. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many occupational therapists were employed in the health service in each of the past 15 years. [21951/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
written
Health Services Staff
Peadar Tóibín
123. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many physiotherapists were employed in the health service in each of the past 15 years. [21952/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
written
Health Services Staff
Peadar Tóibín
124. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health how many speech and language therapists were employed in the health service in each of the past 15 years. [21953/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
written
Health Services
Brian Stanley
125. Deputy Brian Stanley asked the Minister for Health if eye specialist services currently centralised to Athlone will be reinstated in Portlaoise, and if funding is available to locate a service in County Laois. [21954/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
written
Health Services
Paul Murphy
126. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware of the positive reports in relation to the pathfinder service (details supplied); if there are plans to make this service available nationwide; and, if so, when. [21955/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
written
Medicinal Products
Paul Murphy
127. Deputy Paul Murphy asked the Minister for Health if he is aware that PCSK9 inhibiting medication is being denied to those who need it; if he will update the criteria to ensure those who have an intolerance to oral statins can avail of this medication, as in the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21965/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
written
Health Services
Réada Cronin
128. Deputy Réada Cronin asked the Minister for Health if he can examine the case of a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21980/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
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Hospital Appointments Status
Barry Cowen
129. Deputy Barry Cowen asked the Minister for Health for an update on a case (details supplied); and when the person concerned can expect an appointment. [21987/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
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Substance Misuse
Neasa Hourigan
130. Deputy Neasa Hourigan asked the Minister for Health if he will provide an update on the north inner city drug and alcohol task force; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [21988/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
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General Practitioner Services
Peadar Tóibín
131. Deputy Peadar Tóibín asked the Minister for Health further to Parliamentary Question No. 614 of 30 April 2024, the number accessing Midoc in Tullamore on a weekly basis in 2024; to provide a breakdown of the number travelling from the Birr, Banagher, Cloghan, Kinnitty and Ferbane areas, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22012/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
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Health Services
Niamh Smyth
132. Deputy Niamh Smyth asked the Minister for Health the steps his Department is taking to provide additional resources for survivors of stroke and other cardiovascular conditions in the community who are supported by an organisation (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22013/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
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General Practitioner Services
Patricia Ryan
133. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health if being put on a waiting list for a GP practice would qualify as a refusal (details supplied); and, if not, the reason for same, as the applicant is still without a GP until the practice accepts them from the waiting list, which could take considerable time. [22018/24]
Céad, 15 Beal 2024
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Mental Health Services
Patricia Ryan
134. Deputy Patricia Ryan asked the Minister for Health the reason funding has been cut to the Kildare mental health day hospital in Kildare primary care centre; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [22020/24]